My First Blog Ever!

 

Hi everyone! My name is Olivia and I am going to tell you about something my father taught me long ago… He taught me that family is everything. As I have grown, I have come across doubt in points of my life with this statement but have also found that in times of hardship, family is key to my needs as a human being. On my great journey of life and learning I have come to realize that family does not just encompass blood relations. Family can be mentors, friends, a work team and people on your neighborhood block. Family, by definition, is a group of people, two or more, related by birth, marriage or adoption and living together. But my Father has taught me to love everyone like a brother or sister. Families take care of another, or at least they are supposed to. Families are to love, accept and help each other grow, or at least they are supposed to. The idea of family in todays society is so greatly diverse that it is causing us to question. We each have this idea of what a family is supposed to look like but compared to this idea we have, that just seems so perfect, our personal families look so broken. Missing parental figure/s, addictions, arguments, misunderstandings, disabilities, values and opinions. All these things make our family seem like its only a matter of time before something or someone breaks. It makes me think, if family is everything then why does it seem so fragile? Well, that’s where I would be wrong, the family is strong, the family is made by God! The creator of all. In a video I watched for class it says “the contribution of the family in society and in the achievement of developing goals continues to be largely overlooked despite the fact that the family is key to solving many world problems.”(1) This is important to me because it expresses how capable the family unit is. If we choose to help nurture our families, they can become stronger. In the eyes of God, every family is worth saving and is worthy of being whole. I have such a love for my husband. Even though neither one of us is perfect right now, I believe God has the power to make my little family perfect with time. As my husband and I continue to learn each other and serve each other we will develop a more perfect love so that one day when we have kids we will be able to give them the love we would have developed together and will continue to develop. My family is imperfect too but I know that I am not alone in my struggles, God has been so active in my life especially this last month. I know that if we just turn to him, say a prayer, thank Him and we continue to do our best, He will help us. This I know with all my heart. I would like to challenge anyone reading this to be thankful for the people you call family in whatever way you give thanks. The family unit is such strong weapon against doubts, fears, pain, heartache, illness and problems in general. Studies of families cant deny the importance of a strong family unit and we are all capable of achieving this one way or another, with our moms and dads or with our husbands and wives or with whomever we call family, because that’s who they truly are to us. I will always be thankful to my Father in Heaven for teaching me this.

 

(1) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gp2lfmb6rlY